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Bleu du Velay

[French]

A firm, blue cheese. It is a round cheese with an insignificant aroma but good flavour. It is made in the Velay region.

bleuet

[French] plural bleuets

Blueberry

bleuet à corymbes

[French] plural bleuets à corymbes

Blueberry

Bleufrancs

/bleu-frahnks/
[French]

A DOC red wine from the area of Isonzo in Friuli.

Bleu naturel de l'Aveyron

[French]

A blue-green veined cow's milk cheese made in small quantities in the region of Millau and St-Afrique.

blinis à la française

[French]

Small, thick leavened pancakes made of flour, with the addition of beaten egg whites and cream.

blinis à la russe

[French]

A blini sometimes served with chopped herring and hard boiled eggs.

blinis au caviar

[French]

Caviar spread onto a blini which is then rolled and served with thick soured cream (US: cultured sour cream).

bloc de foie gras

[French]

A block of the "fat" liver of a goose or duck which is force-fed with corn, maize in a practice called "gavage". It is a delicacy produced mainly in the south west of France, particularly Périgord, and in Alsace. It is served hot or cold. The highest quality is 'foie gras entier' - a whole piece of the liver which is cooked in some way, usually not for a long time, and then served as a piece and not spreadable. The next quality is a 'bloc de foie gras' which has small morsels of liver throughout. This again is not spreadable. The lowest quality is 'pâté de foie gras' is a smooth paste made from the liver and which may be spread on toast.

Blois

[French]

The prefecture of the Loir-et-Cher department in Orléanais. It trades in wine and brandy, grain and vinegar.